Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-10-27
No Action Taken in Relation to Petitions
for the Appointment OF Bailey
and Holmes.
Nathan COombs, Esq, Nominated fol
Municipal Judge at Bath.
No Person Appears in Opposition to Pc.
titions for the Appointment of Spec.
iaI Constables for Penobscot
County.
No Action Taken but it is Understood
that Nominations Will be Made.
Other Matters.

Yesterday the Governor and Council re-
sumed consideration of the matter of petitions
for nomination of Bailey and Holmes as spec.
ial constables to enforce the liquor law a,
Bath, but no action thereon was taken. 1t is
understood that the Governor will make nom.
nations for special cons,sbles for Sagadahoc
county to come up for confirmation at the
next regular meeting of the Council to be
held on Tuesday, the twenty ninth of Novem-
Der next, to which time adjournment was
made yesterday afternoon.
The Governor has nominated Nathan
Coombs for Judge of the Municipal Court st
Bath, in place of Hon. E. ]. Millsy, who has
recently resigned. A special meeting of the
Governor and Council will be held on the
fourth day of November next to act upon the
question of the confirmation of this nomin.
alton.
In the matter of the appointment of special
con.tables for Penobscot County no one ap-
peared in opposition to the petitioners and it
is understood that such constables will be
appointed. At the suggestion of the petition
ers the placing of names on the nomination
book is delayed to give petitioners additional
opportunity to furnish such names.
The petitioners asking the pardon of Charles
H. Kenan of Portland now in State Prison
for life for murder, were granted leave to
withdraw.
There will be a meeting of the Committee
on Taxation and Expenditures consisting of
Messrs. Wood of Kennebec, Carter of Andres
coegin and Warren of Hancock, at the
State House on the fifteenth of Novem-
Der for the purpose of fixing the value of
stock of Railroads 10 Maine upon which the
distribution of proportional part of taxes
received by the State during the year is to be
made to 9the several cities and towns in
Maine entitled by law to receive the same.
All nominations made by the Governor and
reported a week ago, were confirmed by the
Council. Thursday, November 25th, was
fixed as Thanksgiving day.
The Governor made the following nominal
tons to-day to be acted upon at the special
meeting to be held November 4th: Notary
Public, w. j. Alexander, Eastport; Trial
Justice, Joseph w. Knowlton, Liberty; Jus
tees of the Peace and Quorum, William G.
Hunton, Readfeld, Jacob G. Smith, Mon
mouth, and Irving D. Hodsdon, of Wayne.
A warrant was issued in favor of the East.
ern Maine State Fair for one thousand dol
lars, the appropriation made by the last
legislature for the present year.
Councillor Lord of Cumberland county, a
member of the committee of the Council on
Insane Hospital, stopped over to visit that
institution yesterday afternoon and to-day.
Hon. 7. F. Bayard Secretary of the United
States has written to the state Department of
Maine for copy of the Constitution of the
State as amended, and the Governor aud
Council have ordered book containing same
to be prepared for him under the direction OF
Hon. Oramandal Smith, Secretary of State.